Winter X Games 2017: Results, Medal Winners, Trick Highlights from Saturday
Three days are officially in the books at the 2017 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado. The third day was the busiest of the event, which saw six sets of medals given out Saturday.
Whether it was on a snowmobile, skis or a snowboard, the extreme athletes who were on display did not disappoint.
Here's a look at the medal results:
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| Gold | Oystein Braaten (NOR) | 94.33 |
| Silver | McRae Williams (USA) | 93.33 |
| Bronze | Alex Beaulieu-Marchand (CAN) | 92.00 |
| Gold | Julia Marino (USA) | 94.66 |
| Silver | Jamie Anderson (USA) | 91.33 |
| Bronze | Katie Ormerod (GBR) | 80.33 |
| Gold | Joe Parsons (USA) | 93.00 |
| Silver | Colten Moore (USA) | 92.00 |
| Bronze | Levi LaVallee (USA) | 90.00 |
| Gold | Lisa Zimmermann (GER) | 85.00 |
| Silver | Kelly Sildaru (EST) | 84.00 |
| Bronze | Giulia Tanno (SUI) | 82.00 |
| Gold | Elena Hight (USA) | 87.33 |
| Silver | Xuetong Cai (CHN) | 85.00 |
| Bronze | Kelly Clark (USA) | 72.66 |
| Gold | James Woods (GBR) | 88.00 |
| Silver | Henrik Harlaut (SWE) | 88.00 |
| Bronze | Kai Mahler (SUI) | 81.00 |
Trick Highlights
When it comes to the men's ski slopestyle, there has rarely been a dominant force. That trend continued Saturday, when Norway's Oystein Braaten became the competition's 12th different winner in 14 years, per ESPN Stats & Info.
Braaten put on a precise, clinical performance as he recorded a score of 94.33, one point better than silver medalist McRae Williams of the United States, as the X Games shared:
On the same course but with a snowboard, the United States' Julia Marino put on a nearly perfect performance, headlined by a massive cab double underflip, as the X Games showed:
"Julia Marino is making a statement! #XGames pic.twitter.com/jlTnqe9Omm
— X Games (@XGames) January 28, 2017"
It earned her the gold by 3.33 points on a podium that included fellow American Jamie Anderson and Great Britain's Katie Ormerod.
Saturday also featured the X Games' first-ever women's big-air winner, Germany's Lisa Zimmerman, who nailed a double 1080:
Some athletes had to pull off tricks on much larger devices, including those competing in the men's snowmobile freestyle competition.
Joe Parsons became the X Games' first repeat winner in the snowmobile freestyle, per ESPN.com's Alyssa Roenigk.
The X Games took a look at some of his best tricks:
To cap off the night, Great Britain's James Woods landed an enormous switch triple cork 1440 to edge out Sweden's Henrik Harlaut for the gold in the men's ski big-air competition, as the X Games shared:
Sunday is the final day of the 2017 X Games. Three more champions will be decided in the women's ski slopestyle, the men's snowboard slopestyle and the snowmobile best-trick events.
Stats courtesy of XGames.ESPN.com.
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